TV takes the place of similar sorts of recreation, such as listening to the radio and playing sports.

电视取代了类似的娱乐活动，比如听广播和做运动。

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He spent his time listening to the radio.

他把时间花在了听收音机上。

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I like listening to the radio when I'm doing the ironing.

我喜欢边熨衣服边听收音机。

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They were listening to the radio. They were making the children work in the fields.

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or whether that means listening to the English radio on a headset

要么意味着戴耳机听收音机里的英文节目。

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Captain Kelly does not seem like the kind of person who is easily fazed, but recently she's found herself crying, driving down the street listening to the radio, even when she recounts small decisions, like the one to have her husband stay in the city during the storm.

NPR: Police Coping with Stress During Katrina Efforts

We occupy ourselves with reading the papers and listening to the radio.

BBC: Labouring on the road

He remembered listening to the radio when the Americans said they had walked on it.

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